US Submarine Makes Routine Stop in Cuba As Russia Holds Drills

A U.S. military official said that the Russian warships visiting Cuba on military exercises ‘don’t pose a threat to the United States’.

The Russian nuclear-powered submarine Kazan (L) and the class frigate Admiral Gorshkov, part of the Russian naval detachment visiting Cuba, arrive at Havana's harbour, June 12, 2024. ADALBERTO ROQUE/AFP via Getty Images

A nuclear-powered U.S. submarine arrived in Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, as part of what officials said was previously planned visit, a day after a fleet of Russian warships arrived at the island as part of their military drills in the region.

The USS Helena, a fast attack submarine, arrived at the naval base for “a routine port visit as it transits the U.S. Southern Command geographic area of responsibility,” the U.S. Southern Command said on X.